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WorksheetsBasic Plant and Animal Needs
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 5mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which is a basic need for ALL animals?
a)
soil
b)
trees
c)
water
d)
rocks
2.
What is the basic function of lungs; how do they help some animals survive?
a)
They take in water.
b)
They take in oxygen.
c)
They take in food.
d)
They take in carbon dioxide.
3.
When a giraffe is eating leaves off of a tree, what basic need is it meeting?
a)
the need for food
b)
the need for air
c)
the need for shelter
d)
the need for sunlight
4.
Plants in a pond get water and sunlight. What other basic need do they need that they can get?
a)
rocks
b)
fish
c)
air
d)
lily pads
5.
What are the basic needs of ALL animals?
a)
wind, food, shelter, and rocks
b)
food, water, shelter, and soil
c)
food, wind, water, and rocks
d)
food, water, shelter, and air
6.
What does a plant get from the soil?
a)
nutrients
b)
earthworms
c)
beetles
d)
dirt
7.
What helps a plant make its own food?
a)
soil
b)
sunlight
c)
shelter
d)
rocks
8.
What are the basic needs of plants?
a)
wind, air, water, and nutrients
b)
sunlight, water, air, and nutrients
c)
rocks, water, air, and nutrients
d)
shelter, water, nutrients, and wind
9.
When comparing plant and animal needs, the following is a true statement:
a)
Animals need air but plants do not.
b)
Plants need water but animals do not.
c)
Animals need food but plants do not.
d)
Animals need shelter but plants do not.
10.
You plant the exact same seeds in two different pots with the same type of soil. You put one in a closet and one on the windowsill. You water them both of them, but one does not grow. Why?
a)
The one in the windowsill is too hot.
b)
The one in the closet is lonely.
c)
The one in the closet is not getting sunlight in order to make food.
d)
The one in the closet is not getting air.
11.
There are definite similarities in plant and animal needs. What are they?
a)
They both need shelter.
b)
They both need rocks.
c)
They both need light.
d)
They both need air.
12.
All plants and animals must have certain things if they are going to survive. These things are called what?
a)
basic needs
b)
environments
c)
possibilities
d)
items
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